A visit to the Pleasant Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
43.0980, -95.6378
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in O'Brien County<2>.
The county seat for O'Brien County is located in Primghar. Primghar lies just to the southeast of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Steuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Steuck Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuck Cemetery
- St. Cecilla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Cecilla Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilla Cemetery
- Center Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Center Twp. Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Twp. Cemetery
- Roseland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Roseland Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- West Prairie View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
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- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Waterman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Waterman Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman Cemetery
- Hospers Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Floyd Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Twp. Cemetery
- TriMello Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Primghar
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Archer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sanborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paullina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Hartley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Calumet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Moneta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Melvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Hospers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Granville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Everly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- May City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Matlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in O'Brien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Alton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Boyden
- Boyden lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Calumet
- Everly
- Everly lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Everly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Hartley
- Larrabee
- Marcus
- Marcus lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marcus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Melvin
- Paullina
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Primghar
- Royal
- Sanborn
- Sheldon
- Sutherland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to O'Brien County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460257 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460257 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: O'Brien
- Est. Elev: 460 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Primghar
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0980328 Lon: -95.637788
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including O'Brien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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